Aireon activates service, begins flight-tracking trials
WASHINGTON —
Aircraft tracking company Aireon
initiated service with its space-based sensor network April 2, starting global monitoring of aircraft location and velocity on a near real-time basis.
Air traffic regulators from Canada and the U.K. have started trials with Aireon’s service, Thoma said, focusing on flight paths across the North Atlantic Ocean.
Aireon’s sensor network rides on the Iridium Next constellation, which consists of 66 operational satellites, nine orbiting spares and six ground spares all equipped with Aireon sensors.
NAV Canada and the U.K.’s NATS are both investors and customers for Aireon.
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